The consumer agency is finalizing new rules on debt collectors that would enable them to get judgments on illegitimate debts.
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Warren Plan Would Close Tax Loophole Joe Biden Uses
Biden makes use of the “Gingrich-Edwards” loophole to avoid payroll taxes.
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Fine Purdue Pharma? No. Nationalize It? Now We’re Talking.
The opioid manufacturer wants a global settlement. Americans need personal accountability. Making Purdue a public beneficiary trust company could yield some interesting options.
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The Shaky Case Against Wealth Taxation
Contrary to the skeptics, taxing wealth is both feasible and constitutional. It’s also the most progressive form of taxation available.
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The 5-Step CEO Pay Scam
And how to reverse widening inequalities of income and wealth in America
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The Business Roundtable’s Strange Outbreak of Social Conscience
Needed: less public relations blather and more pitchforks
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No Seat at the Table: Steven Greenhouse on Labor’s Silenced Voice
A veteran labor reporter finds hope for unions in boycotts, minimum-wage campaigns, and strikes.
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How Amazon Controls Its Marketplace
Amazon’s dominance doesn’t merely rely on competing with sellers on its platform. It extracts a deep cut from every transaction, at the expense of sellers and customers.
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How Corporate Welfare Hurts You
When corporations get special handouts from the government, we have to pay more in taxes to make up for these hidden tax breaks, subsidies, and loopholes.
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The SEC Remains a Secondary Concern to Chuck Schumer
The Senate Minority Leader mismanaged an appointment to the agency last year, keeping a Democratic seat open for months. Will he do the same again?